Software Increases Rising Beyond Inflation Rates

ETR Insights presents an interview with the VP & Manager of Data Analytics for a large financial services enterprise, who describes an uncertain pace of technological investment within finance. Any economic recovery will be closely tied to the commercial real estate sector’s performance, with attention on how businesses adapt to persistently high interest rates. They … Read more

ETR’s JAN24 Macro Views Findings Report

Header art for Jan 20024 macro views survey findings

Every quarter, ETR conducts a higher-level macro survey to determine overall spending budgets and trends impacting the enterprise technology landscape. In the January 2024 iteration, 1766 IT decision makers participated in the Macro Views Survey, weighing in on overall budgets, technology priorities, hiring trends, remote work, rate of new IT deployments, Gen AI, and much … Read more

HPE to Buy Juniper in Networking Megadeal

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its plan to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion this week. The aim of this acquisition is to double HPE’s networking business and narrow the gap on generative AI. This acquisition is a strategic move for HPE, which had already made a significant push into networking with the purchase … Read more

Combating Gen AI-Supported Attacks with Stronger Endpoint and Edge Security

ETR Insights presents an interview with the Director of IT for a large energy enterprise, who details the challenges of managing IT in the energy sector amid inflationary pressures, international cyberattacks, and shifting industry trends. This executive expresses frustration with the substantial price hikes from large tech companies, while the value and effectiveness of their … Read more

ETR’s 2024 Early Takeaways, Part 2 

More than 1700 IT decision makers have already participated in ETR’s January 2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS). ETR’s Research and Analytics Team has already published the Early Takeaways report, leveraging preliminary data to examine sectors with improving/declining 2024 spending intent and inflections captured at the vendor level. This week we dive into higher level … Read more

Prioritizing Security Amidst Tight Budgets

Headline art displaying lock with laptop

ETR Insights presents an interview with the CISO and Vice President of IT Infrastructure for a large industrial manufacturing enterprise, which is navigating a tightening IT budget, layoffs, and potential cutbacks on hardware maintenance contracts and software licenses. Facing increased risks from nation-state cyberattacks, they’ve shifted budget allocation to prioritize security at the expense of … Read more

ETR’s 2024 Early Takeaways

Early Takeaways header art

As of press time, more than 1500 IT decision-makers have already participated in ETR’s January 2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS), including 258 representing Fortune 500 and 361 representing Global 2000 organizations. ETR’s Research and Analytics Team has published the Early Takeaways report, leveraging preliminary data to examine sectors with improving/declining 2024 spending intent, forecasts … Read more

ETR’s Top Drill Down Surveys

ETR Top drill down surveys header

Yes, ETR is known as a premier data shop, but did you know that we are also a leading provider of custom surveys for the enterprise technology vertical? With our vast community of qualified ITDMs and our internal expertise in survey operations and data analytics, ETR is your one-stop shop for all your custom research … Read more

Google “Very Supportive” in Move to the Cloud

Google very supportive in Move to the Cloud headline art

This Director of IT for a large retail & consumer enterprise is streamlining global initiatives and focusing on high-value projects like supply chain optimization and migration to the cloud. Our guest describes a permanent shift from physical stores to e-commerce and highlights an increasing focus on data security across all consumer data. Read the summary … Read more

ETR Observatory for Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools 

Business Intelligence Observatory reports header

The latest ETR Observatory report on Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools is now available! Backed exclusively by ETR’s new Market Array data, the vendors covered in this report are positioned in Leading, Advancing, Tracking, or Trailing vectors according to Momentum and Presence in the market. The plotting of the vendors in the subsector is based … Read more

Request to Join

The ETR Community is an exclusive group of IT decision makers. If you have purview over the tech spend in your organization, please fill out the form below to see if you qualify to join the ETR Community. Ready to jump in quicker? Applications with LinkedIn links included are able to be reviewed more quickly. Thank you!

Name(Required)